Nonkululeko Nyembezi Is The First Black Woman Named As Chairman To Africa’s Biggest Lender

Essence Magazine:

By Jasmine Browley ·Updated August 11, 2022

The finance industry is tough–it’s even tougher for Black women.

In the US, it was found that Black women made up just 2% of the country CFPs (certified financial planners). The numbers are disparate in the finance’s global community as well, including South Africa. Fortunately, a recent announcement illustrates a slowly turning tide.

In May Bloomberg reported that Nonkululeko Nyembezi had been appointed as

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